How to compare “Any” value types

Question

I have several \"Any\" value types that I want to compare.

var any1: Any = 1
var any2: Any = 1

var any3: Any = \"test\"
var any4: Any = \"test\"

print(any1         


        

Answer 1

Aaron Rasmussen's answer can also be used as an extension, like so:

public extension Equatable {
  /// Equate two values of unknown type.
  static func equate(_ any0: Any, _ any1: Any) -> Bool {
    guard
      let equatable0 = any0 as? Self,
      let equatable1 = any1 as? Self
    else { return false }

    return equatable0 == equatable1
  }
}

final class EquatableTestCase: XCTestCase {
  func test_equate() {
    let int: Any = Int.random( in: .min...(.max) )
    let bool: Any = Bool.random()

    XCTAssertTrue( Int.equate(int, int) )
    XCTAssertTrue( .equate(bool, bool) )
    XCTAssertFalse( .equate(int, int) )

    XCTAssertTrue( AnyHashable.equate(bool, bool) )
    XCTAssertFalse( AnyHashable.equate(bool, int) )
  }
}